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Herbert showed his old self against Andujar. He shot 17 aces and had 60 winners. He looks impressive, but he also had 70 unforced errors, 10 doubles. He played four sets, three tight ones, and Andujar ended up with four points more. Herbert's game is too risky. He shots a winner, then the net twice, and round and round like that. That he can do when playing the doubles, but that can crush him in the singles. Let's take a look at his four Grand Slam wins (one qualifier, but in three sets). The lowest he had was 41 games. Andujar gave him a hard time here, and we know he loves clay best. He played five sets against Chung at Wimbledon, but Chung was collecting games in the preparation matches, and said grass is his least favorite court. Even Cervantes took him to the fifth set on the grass, Mecir to the fourth. Grass should suit him because of his aggressive style and because he often approaches the net. Paire had 70 unforced errors against Rubin, the same as Herbert against Andujar, but Paire didn't win a single set. We could say the French threw it all out, played badly, but the young American won all three tie-breaks. Against a seed player. For his first Grand Slam win. He wasn't panicking. Herbert talked about it against Andujar. Even though Rubin isn't a typical American, his head is tough, and that's important here because Herbert will definitely give him a chance. That's the tennis he plays. He only played one match in straight sets out of four this season, and even then, there were 23 games. There'll be a big fight here, both mentally and physically, and Rubin is the one underestimated here. And Herbert is far from a routine player.